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Jadrolinija

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3: Car Ferries 1962-1990

This page is one of a
series devoted to passenger ship postcards of Yugoslavian state
operator Jadrolinija, formed in 1947, which later passed to Croatia.
An alphabetical
list of ships shown
on this page is shown below. The
Table beneath gives
links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual
ships. Below the table are images
of the fleet in
chronological order.

1952 built at
Sibenik for Jugoslav Navy, name unknown
1959 new owner Kvarnerska plovidba from Rijeka with name BODULKA
1963 new owner Jadrolinija
1979 new owner Jadranturist from Rovinj
1981 new engines - two diesels total 258 kw, speed 7 knots
still in service

Losinj was built in 1955 by
Uljanik, Pula for the Croatian Navy (unknowm name/serial number).
In 1965 she was bought by Jadrolinija and renamed Losinj,
and in 1971 was renamed Sumartin. Sumartin was
lengthened in 1981 to 33.2m, with car capacity increased to 30.
In 2001 Sumartin was sold to Opcina Mljet (managed by
SEM Marina), Split, and renamed Polace for service between
Trstenik-Polace. Ownership passed to Tanker d.o.o. Split in 2005,
and she remains in service in 2008.

1954 built at
Pula for Jugoslav Navy with mark PDS 104
1963 owner Jadrolinija, renamed KLIMNO
1976 new two diesel engine total 336 kw
1979 reconstruction 239 bt,lenght increse to 30,35 m.
1991 during the war in ex-Jugoslavia, she sank near Novigrad
1997 scrap at Sibenik-Croatia

1952 built at
Pula for Jugoslav Navy, unknown name
1963 new owner Jadrolinija with name KACJAK (1)
1966 sold to shipyard Viktor Lenac from Rijeka for use as dumb
barge
1971 scrapped at Viktor Lenac-Rijeka shipyard